U.S. President Facts That Will Make You See Them Differently

George W. Bush once nearly died from choking on a pretzel while watching football alone. He passed out, hit his head, and woke up with a bruise — the whole thing sounding like a scene from a sitcom rather than a presidential moment. Secret Service wasn’t even in the room yet.

It’s weirdly humanizing, though. The man who led the country through 9/11 was taken down by stadium snacks. It’s one of those stories that sticks because it’s so bizarrely normal. Presidents deal with world crises… and apparently need to chew more carefully just like the rest of us.